Girls can do anything!!!

Its just us girls today. Mark is back to work. He sent our driver home for us, since the stroller was in the back of the van. We decided to head out for a little fun. A test, if you will, to see if we could do this on our own. And you know what??? We CAN!!!

First we went to Starbucks, for a little pick me up since Morgan was awake at 4 this morning and Molly by 6:30. Then we headed off to the underground shopping market. I purchased a Baby Einstein DVD and a box set of 3 Barbie DVDs for about $20 usd total. Probably a little more than I should have paid, but this looked like a "real" shop and not a place to bargain. Then I purchased two rat ornaments. 2008 is the year of the rat, so these are keepsakes for the girls. The ornaments are actually very pretty, even though they are rats. I paid $6 usd total. I also bought two cashmere "Ralph Lauren" sweaters for Mark for $30 total. I didn't think I did too bad. However, Mark insisted I should have taken our driver in with us for an even better price.

The language has not been too much of an issue. There is usually someone close by that can speak English to help translate. I found a pretty embroidered jacket today that I just loved, but it was the wrong size. I had a hard time asking if there were other sizes or colors in the back. It can be a little frustrating. Oh...and when I asked our driver to take us to McDonald's (per Morgan's request) we ended up at a shopping market called Metro. Eventually he understood and even had coupons with him that he was willing to share. Apparently his daughter (age 11) loves McD's. We never even made it there, cause Morgan changed her mind and we ended up at Element Fresh instead. I told you it was going to be a favorite.

The weather has been beautiful since we've arrived here. Always sunny. A little cold (upper 30's), and windy down by the riverfront, but we can't complain. I've been told we are heading into the rainy season, so we'll see what that's like.

Tomorrow I will interview ayis (maids). Our consultant that helped us find our house will bring them by the house and will help translate for us. Should be interesting. I'll keep you posted.